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Europe
Greece, Rome, Reformation, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution
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History
9th Grade
03/13/2009

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Crete
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The first Greek civilization (island)
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Homer
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A poet that told of the war with Troy
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Iliad and Odyssey
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A poem decipting the Trojan War
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Socrates
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A Greek philosopher who used a question-and-answer technique to encourage his students to think
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Plato
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Greek philosopher who wrote The Republic, in which they argued the benifits of different styles of government
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Aristotle
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Greek philospoher who was the tutor of Alexander the Great
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Pericles
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the Athenian leader after the Persian Wars that lead Athens to its pinnacle of power and brilliance
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Macedonia
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the region of Greece that Alexander the Great came from
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Alexander the Great
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King of Macedonia that conquered the Persian Empire
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Republic
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a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote
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Pax Romana
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A period of peace and prosperity that lasted almost 100 years
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Constatine
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Became the first christian emperor
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Julius Ceaser
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The first triumvirate was made up of Crassus, Pompey, and Ceasar
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Patricians
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Title that was given to wealthy, large land-owning Romans.
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Sparticus
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Gladiator/slave that led a rebellion against Rome that was nearly successful.
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Augustus
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Octavian's name was changed to to this as the result of a title bestowed upon him by the Senate
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Hadrian
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The nameof the Roman Emperor who built a wall separating Scotland from England.
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Aqueduct
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Architectural structure designed by Romans to carry water from the mountains to the cities
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New Testament
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The part of the Bible gives the account of the life teachings of Jesus Christ
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Legion
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The name given to the Roman unit of 5,000 soilders
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